AusBonsai

Another one of my early purchases. This one was just an ordinary plant from the nursery which I then pruned (radical haircut?).It didn't take long to start growing new shoots and is recovering well. I decided to push it hard and started wiring and shaping it a bit. The trunk was a bit difficult to bend, but I'm doing it gradually, letting it recover and adapt to the new shape for a couple of weeks before bending further. Seems to have worked so far.
I'll add more as the progression continues.
Frank

This looks like a variety I tried many years ago. It just kept wanting to grow as the original pyramid shape - whatever I tried it would just grow up in a pyramid. Also quite prickly. After trying, and failing, for a few years I grafted shimpaku onto the trunks (which were a bit bigger than this one)
Good luck with yours. I'd like to see how you get on with it.

Oh and the pain of tip pruning with your fingers!

good luck!

cheers,
jeff